Ohhhh I get it. The guy hated the stress of Mondays, so he killed Prez Garfield, who is later reincarnated as Garfield the cat who now hates Mondays because they remind him of his assassination.

So what you're saying is political assassination works

Dont worry, the Trump admin brings that back, too.

That didn't end. Most ambassador appointments are like that, and even though agency/department appointments require congressional approval, the wheels are so well greased, people with zero relevant experience get through. The horse breeder who was head of FEMA under bush comes to mind.

It's also kinda how governments work; merit is nice to have, but loyalty is vital. It doesn't matter how competent someone is if they're going to use their power to sabotage your administration to benefit their friends in the opposition.

Oh that's a huge over simplification on why the guy shot Garfield. Dude was literally insane.

this is why Garfield hates mondays

I hate how history books refer to things like the "patronage system" or "spoils system" as if they're legitimate systems and not just open corruption.

I guess it ties into my general hatred of how history textbooks tend to treat history as a bunch of isolated facts to be memorized rather than trying to connect the dots in an insightful way.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckraker

The link is one of the major reasons for reform against things like that. Teddy Roosevelt spearheaded the whole reform

Didn't know about this, but I at least know a little about the guy who assassinated Garfield from Sam O'Nella (assuming he got his facts right).

They'll learn 'em!

Still seems to work that way.

So when he says "make it great again", he means to bring back the good old days of unbridled corruption in the government. That tracks.